Student Achievement Results
After ACS

At Almaden Country School, students receive outstanding preparation for high school and beyond:

• On average, 9 in 10 ACS graduates are admitted to selective private high schools
• 86% – Average score on the Catholic High School Placement Exam    
• 85% – Average National Percentile Ranking on Stanford Achievement Test for ACS 7th and 8th graders (50% represents average grade-level performance)

Once in high school, ACS students quickly become involved in all areas of high school life. They distinguish themselves academically and otherwise, taking honors and Advanced Placement classes such as French II, Honors Biology and Geometry as freshmen, achieving high grade point averages at their schools, participating in clubs and on teams, receiving service awards, and earning scholarships to their colleges of choice.  While ACS is a small school, we're proud to claim numerous valedictorians at the selective high schools our graduates attend.

Ultimately, the ACS result that’s most significant has to do with the character of the young people blossoming in our classrooms, onstage and on the playing fields. School leaders at all of the excellent high schools ACS graduates attend consistently describe our students as:

• “Poised”
• “Confident”
• “Adaptable”
• “Curious”
• “Positive”
• “Well-rounded”
• “Well-prepared”
• “Involved in all aspects of school life”

These testimonials speak to qualities in ACS students that we value most as evidence that the ACS experience definitely leads to “results.” 

The Class of 2009 extends the ACS tradition of excellence with their high school placement results.  25 members of our Class of 2009 applied to attend private high schools, and three opted to enroll in the area’s strong public schools.  100% of our eighth graders applying to private high schools were admitted, some to multiple schools. 

High schools where ACS graduates have been accepted are:

• Archbishop Mitty High School
• Bellarmine College Preparatory
• Branham High School
• Kehillah Jewish High School
• Leigh High School
• Leland High School
• Notre Dame High School
• Oakwood High School
• Pioneer High School
• Presentation High School
• Santa Teresa High School
• St. Francis High School
• St. Lawrence High School
• Valley Christian High School

We are very proud of the accomplished and talented girls and boys in this year’s graduating class, as they’ve continued a 28-year tradition of success after ACS.

The successes of our alumni continue as they graduate from high school and are admitted to college. Some of institutions our alumni attend include:

• Boston University
• Brigham Young University
• Brown University
• Cal Poly San Louis Obispo
• Chapman University
• CSU Chico
• CSU Humbolt
• Harvey Mudd College
• Macalester College
• Northwestern University
• Pepperdine University
• Princeton University
• Santa Clara University
• Southern Methodist University
• Stanford University
• UC San Diego
• UC Santa Barbara
• University of Pennsylvania
• Washington University, St. Louis
• West Valley College

Please contact us if you would like to learn more about the outcomes you expect for your child as a result of attending Almaden Country School.  As Dr. Ole Jorgenson, Head of School, often tells parents, excellent schools are measured not by the accomplishments of their students, but by the lives lived by their alumni.  ACS prepares children to lead extraordinary lives.